Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl to pay tribute to Beaver County artist Elizabeth Asche Douglas

Scott Tady, Beaver County Times
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PITTSBURGH ― The quarterly Gallery Crawl on Friday in the Pittsburgh Cultural District will include a tribute to the late Elizabeth Asche Douglas.

An exhibition at 707 Penn Gallery on Penn Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh will highlight an acrylic work by Douglas, an award-winning artist, jazz singer and trailblazing teacher from Rochester Township who died last week at the age of 92.

Elizabeth Asche Douglas' "Water and Spirit," a 1978 acrylic on canvas work, will appear at the next Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl in the city's Cultural District.
Elizabeth Asche Douglas' "Water and Spirit," a 1978 acrylic on canvas work, will appear at the next Pittsburgh Gallery Crawl in the city's Cultural District.

A 2017 video interview with The Times, where Douglas explained her artistic inspirations, will be looped continuously from a TV screen in the gallery during the crawl, which lasts from 5:30 to 10 p.m.

Betty Douglas singing at a home rehearsal.
Betty Douglas singing at a home rehearsal.

The crawl's website specifies "This Crawl is dedicated to the art and legacy of Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Douglas."

Other events at the free gallery crawl:

Juried Visual Art Exhibition: Taking Up Space, at SPACE Gallery, 812 Liberty Ave., showcasing exceptional new art by regional artists. Premiered as one of the pillars of the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, the exhibition ends July 30. A DJ will provide music from 6-8 p.m.

Traveling While Black, 820 Liberty Ave., an immersive virtual reality experience on traveling as a black American throughout history including a community conversation at 6:30 p.m.

Seen & Heard, 707 (Penn Avenue) Gallery, an exhibition of work by contemporary Black women artists with ties to the Pittsburgh region.

Radiant Works, Trust Arts Education Center, 805-807 Liberty Ave., presents a pop-up exhibit featuring over 30 local artists' work. Followed by Crawl After Dark karaoke with a live band, from 10 p.m. to midnight.

Handmade Jewelry Pop-up: Fresh Nostalgia Boutique, 143 Sixth St.

Memories & Inspiration Gallery Talk, The August Wilson African American Cultural Center welcomes guests to enjoy a night of art and poetry.

Art of Earth, Quesen Art Studio, 808 Penn Ave., A symbiotic exhibition of pottery and painting celebrating nature’s beauty.

Vantage Points by United Visual Artists, Wood Street Galleries, 601 Wood St. Technologic installations on perspective and perception.

The Market Square Night Market and Live Music from Katz Plaza lasts from 5:30 to 10 p.m.

Scott Tady is entertainment editor at The Times and easy to reach at stady@timesonline.com.

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